Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Fool's Webcap

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Cortinarius orellanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Fool's Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Echimyidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Pattonomys	Cortinarius
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Cortinarius orellanus

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Fool's Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Fool's Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

The Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat (Pattonomys carrikeri) is a species in the genus Pattonomys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.